Bulbatron wrote:
I have a couple of questions, though they're all sort of connected.

There are two areas on my map which appear to be non-selectable. Can anybody shed some light on this? One of them is near the top (north?) of Albion, and the other is near the bottom of the map and appears to be a port area (it's by the sea).

You have to discover the path to them yourself. Once you've discovered them in the game, you'll be able to fast-travel to them.